Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 161 Love
"Son, do you know that after you pluck the chicken's feathers, there will be holes on the chicken, it will have scars, and it will hurt."

The second sister-in-law wanted to save the situation by exaggerating the pain of plucking the chicken. However, Tianxiu's attitude did not change at all. Instead, he continued to argue: "Cut, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts more when it is killed. And after killing it, it is fried, boiled, and then cut into pieces. Why doesn't anyone say it is torture when it is eaten?"

Tianxiu's statement is similar to the discussion among many people in later generations on whether sterilization is considered animal abuse.

"Okay, okay, kid, there's nothing for you to do here, go back and do your homework and wait for dinner." Er Lao also sighed and sent Tian Xiu back. "Dad, please don't ask me such stupid questions in the future. It's insulting my intelligence." Tian Xiu actually mocked Er Lao.

The second brother was completely enraged, "I shouldn't let you cool off while I'm scolding you. Do you know that your father is very embarrassed now?" He wanted to hit Tianxiu, but Tianxiu ran away.

"Failure, what a failure." After Tianxiu left, the second brother put his hand on his forehead and smiled bitterly.

"A Zong, you need some patience when teaching children." The old woman advised.

"That's right. Will scolding help?" said the old man. "I think we adults should pay attention to Tianxiu's signs. He is still using sulfuric acid to spray and shoot bears. Maybe he will develop into shooting people in the future."

Kang Qirui nodded and said to his father, "Father, you are exaggerating. We all watched Tianxiu grow up. He can't be that kind of person. He just has a temporary cognitive error. I think as long as we talk more about protecting animals, he will correct his cognition." Kang Qirui was quite confident in Tianxiu. Tianxiu had adopted stray cats and dogs before.

"Since Tianxiu has no sympathy for animals, we should start with animals and cultivate his sympathy for animals. What do you think?" Diana also expressed her thoughts.

"That's right, A Zong, these are what I bought for Xianglan for prenatal education. You can take them back and teach Tianxiu." The eldest brother went straight into the room and took out a pile of fairy tale books and handed them to the second brother.

As soon as he heard the word "prenatal education", the second brother started to blame his second sister-in-law: "You too, I told you to read more books when you were pregnant with Tianxiu. If I had done that, your son wouldn't be so bad now. You, read these books with your son from now on, I don't want my second child to become like this." The second brother directly blamed the problem on his second sister-in-law, but in fact it was he who didn't want to read books or tell stories to Tianxiu.

"Oh, you are the first to complain. I haven't said anything to you yet, but your son has learned everything from you. What he said just now is exactly the same as what you said. If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father." The second sister-in-law was not willing to take the blame and directly retorted. The second brother also argued back: "Prenatal education is the responsibility of a mother." The couple started arguing directly.

"Okay, okay, second brother and second sister-in-law, stop arguing. I don't think this matter is that serious. It's just a child's curiosity and fun. We just need to correct him in time. Diana is right. We should start to cultivate Tianxiu's love for animals and make him compassionate." Kang Qirui saw that their argument was getting more and more serious, so he quickly stepped forward to persuade them.

In the next few days, the second brother, his wife, and even the whole family took turns to tell stories and perform skits to try to instill in Tianxiu the awareness of loving animals, but Tianxiu simply refused to listen. When asked if he liked dolphins, he insisted that it was his uncle, not dolphins. Everyone was so frustrated that they really had no confidence in teaching him well.

When Tianxiu was having dinner that night, he still hadn't come back. Er Lao was panicking. He was really afraid of his son, and was afraid that he would really cause trouble outside. He said nervously, "Why hasn't the son come back yet?" He couldn't even enjoy his meal.

"I'm back." Er Lao had just finished speaking when Tian Xiu came back. Er Lao quickly stood up and took Tian Xiu's backpack and asked him to sit down and eat. As soon as Tian Xiu sat down, he tore off the half-eaten chicken leg of Er Lao's sister-in-law, which made Er Lao's sister-in-law stunned. It took a while for her to remember to get angry, "What are you doing, you poor boy?"

"Tianxiu, Tianxiu, you can't treat your mother like this. You have no manners at all." It is rare to see the mother scolding Tianxiu. It can be seen that Tianxiu has really made the family uneasy these days.

Tianxiu said unconvincedly while eating: "I'm afraid she will eat all the meat and only have bones left."

The second sister-in-law became even angrier, "Of course you have to eat all the meat when you eat chicken, otherwise it's such a waste. You have to eat it all too, or I'll make you eat it again."

"I want to leave it for my good friend Dongdong to eat." Tianxiu said aggrievedly. The second sister-in-law was even more confused, "Why should I give it to him? And how can I eat bones?"

"Dongdong? Xiuzi, Dongdong is your new friend?" The old lady was a little confused, she had never heard of the name Dongdong before. The big boss smiled and asked: "Tianxiu, you met a runaway Xiaowanzi on the street?"

"Yes, I just met him." Tianxiu nodded.

"Son, what kind of person is your friend?" asked the second sister-in-law.

"It's not a person, it's a dog." Tianxiu answered. Ah? Dog? Erlao's voice was trembling a little, "Son, you won't bully that dog, will you?" He was afraid that Tianxiu would abuse the dog.

Tianxiu glared at Erlao and said, "How could that be? Why would I bully Dongdong?" He introduced Dongdong to everyone, "Dongdong is a guide dog. He is a very good dog. He waits at the intersection every day to take me across the road. The blind uncle told me a lot about Dongdong. He is really a good friend of mankind. I'm going to save a chicken leg for him." Tianxiu put a chicken leg aside.

"Son, well done, very caring." The second brother was also very surprised. "We all need to learn from Kang Tianxiu. Dad, please take the lead. Don't eat this piece of roast goose. Give it to Dongdong." The second brother put the roast goose in his bowl next to Tianxiu's chicken leg.

"We'll give it to you too." Everyone also gave it to Tianxiu. Everyone was relieved to see that Tianxiu liked dogs. At least they could tell that Tianxiu was not a pervert. Tianxiu took out a bowl and put the food in it to bring to Dongdong the next day. While eating, he saw a plate of meat on the table and asked, "Grandma, what kind of meat is this?"

"Rabbit meat." replied the nanny.

Tianxiu nodded, fortunately it was not dog meat. Then he announced to everyone in all seriousness: "I now declare that from today onwards, no one is allowed to eat dog meat."

"Why?" A Zu was the first to disagree. Dog meat is so delicious that even gods can't stand still. A Zu likes dog meat the most, especially the secret recipe dog meat stew made by his father. He and the rest of the Kang family have been eating it since they were young.

"Dogs are our good friends, so we shouldn't eat them." Tian Xiu asked seriously, "Have you ever heard of the story of a yellow dog saving its owner?"

There are many versions of the story of the yellow dog saving its owner, but without exception, they all convey the central idea that dogs are good friends of humans. When Lao Dou heard Tianxiu's words, he smiled comfortingly and said, "Well, since Tianxiu is so kind, we will fulfill his wish. From now on, no one in our family will be allowed to eat dog meat."

"Son, son, good job. You are so kind-hearted. Mom will give you a roast goose leg as a reward." The second sister-in-law was also very happy to see Tianxiu's transformation. Tianxiu waved his hand and continued the previous topic: "In order to abide by this agreement, we have to set a rule. Whoever breaks the precept and eats dog meat will be punished by carrying a turtle on his back."

"Carrying a turtle on the back?" No one really understands how kids play nowadays.

Tianxiu had no choice but to explain: "Just cut out a turtle out of paper, and wear it on your back. You are not allowed to take it off, and everyone must see it." It has to be said that this punishment is very harmless, but very insulting.

Everyone agreed that if they didn't want to eat dog meat, then they didn't have to. Besides A-Zu, no one else was particularly crazy about dog meat. But they didn't know that Tianxiu's love was about to burst.

(End of this chapter)